Childbirth, Emergency Delivery: Symptoms & Signs (Delivery, Emergency, Emergency Delivery, Birth, Emergency, Home Delivery)

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Alternate Names : Delivery, Emergency, Emergency Delivery, Birth, Emergency, Home Delivery

Among the signs that a baby is close to delivery are:

regular contractions at least three minutes apart, lasting about a minute each

a sensation of rectal pressure, or an urge to have a bowel movement, caused by the baby's head in the birth canal

a strong urge to push

bulging of the birth canal opening, through which the baby's head may be visible

the mother warning that the baby is coming

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Author: Eva Martin, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 09/11/01

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